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Their wordsI'm still excited by technology, but I believe, and I'm here to make the case, that we're letting it take us places that we don't want to go.
Their wordsour little devices, those little devices in our pockets, are so psychologically powerful that they don't only change what we do, they change who we are.
Their wordswe sacrifice conversation for mere connection.
Their wordsSo a flight from conversation can really matter because it can compromise our capacity for self-reflection.
Their wordsPeople experience pretend empathy as though it were the real thing.
Their wordsconnection is more like a symptom than a cure.
Their wordsIf we're not able to be alone, we're going to be more lonely. And if we don't teach our children to be alone, they're only going to know how to be lonely.
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